This is an analysis of the poem Neglected that begins with:

I DON'T get much attention now,
Although I'm not complaining; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcccd ededcfcf ghghadad chchicid cfcfcccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1101010 01011101 0101010 11010111 1101110 100110101 0100010 11110111 1111010 11010101 1101110 11011101 1100010 01010100 0111010 11110101 0101010 11011101 0011010 11011101 1111110 11010101 1001010 11111111 1101010 11011001 1111010 11010111 1101010 11010101 1111010 11011111 1110010 01111101 1101010 110011111 1100010 11110101 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, that are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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